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SICHEL
GB165-0426
Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF 1
Reference code: GB165-0426
Title: Peter Sichel Collection
Name of creator: Sichel, Peter Robert (b.1946)
Dates of creation of material: 1962-1991
Level of description: Fonds
Extent: 5 boxes
Biographical history: Sichel, Peter Robert (b.1946)
Born in September 1946 in Pinner, Middlesex and childhood spent in Libya, Scotland and
Hong Kong. He became a novice De La Salle brother and adopted the name Brother Peter
Aelred before leaving the order in 1964. In 1965 joined the 21 SAS Regiment (Artists) TA
in 1965, and was a founder member of R Squadron 22 SAS Regiment in 1967. Joined D
Squadron, 22 SAS Regiment in 1970 and served in Dhofar on ‘Operation Storm’, after
which became a contract officer in Firqat Force, Sultan of Oman’s Army. In 1975 joined
the Civil Aid Department of the Wali of Dhofar’s Office and was supervisor for the post-
war development of the Jebel. During this period completed the first demographic survey
of Dhofar, and coordinated the disaster relief program following the cyclone of 1977. In
1980 was appointed Director of Operations of the Musandam Development Committee,
and completed the first demographic survey of Musandam. Left Oman in 1984, and after a
period spent in London became a Registered General Nurse specialising in critical care, in
which he holds a degree. Retired in 2006, and wrote the book ‘A Monk in the SAS’ under
a nom de plume, which describes his life until 1984. Sichel is married with one son and
works part time for Combat Stress.
Scope and content: Papers relating to the work of Peter Sichel in Oman during the period
1965-1984. Including the first demographic surveys of Musandam and Dhofar and the
research taken in order to complete the reports. Also correspondence and internal staff
memos relating to the development of Oman, and official reports on social, political, local
progress. Copies of slides and photographs taken by Sichel of Oman, including those used
in talks that he gave in the 1980s referring to development in Oman. The collection also
includes maps used by the military and publications relating to Oman during this period.
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System of arrangement:
1. Demographic Surveys of Oman
2. Jebali and Tribal Information
3. Civil Aid Department
4. Musandam Development Committee
5. Newsletters and Pamphlets
6. Publications
7. Maps
8. Camel Trip
9. Talks
10. Images
Access conditions: Open
Language of material: English, with a small amount of Arabic
Conditions governing reproduction: No restrictions on copying or quotation other than
statutory regulations and preservation concerns
Custodial history: In the possession of Peter Sichel
Immediate source of acquisition: Received as gift from Peter Sichel in multiple
accessions from June-October 2008, March 2010.
Related Units of Description:
In MEC Archive
The MEC Archive has many collections relating to Oman’s military history in 1970s.
Please consult the Guide to Collections relating to Oman for further information.
Finding aids: In Guide; Handlist
Publication note: ‘A Monk in the SAS’ Paul Sibley (Oxford: Trafford Publishing, 2006)
ISBN 1412086353
Archivist’s note: Fonds level description created by Sarah Cox 27th May 2010.
Biographical history provided by Peter Sichel.
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SERIES, FILE AND ITEM LEVEL DESCRIPTION OF THE PETER SICHEL
COLLECTION
1
Demographic Surveys of Oman
Surveys of Dhofar, 1977, Musandam, 1983. One
copy of the completed surveys and papers
consisting of research notes. Surveys created as
part of civil development programme instigated by
Sultan Qaboos bin Said in order to plan local
government centres in tribal areas.
1977-1986 3 Items
1/1 Folder containing surveys of Dhofar (1977) and
Musandam (1983), consisting of information on
the Jebali People, their dwellings, customs,
agriculture, religion, tribal groupings, language,
population census, annotated maps of the country
showing tribal locations. Development history,
town plans and lists of Sheikhs and Rashids in
Khasab, Bayah, Bukha and Mudha, tribal
groupings, one satellite photograph, 10 sheets of
1/100,000 maps and 24 sheets of 1/50,000 maps
annotated with grid references.
1977 - 1983 149 sheets
1/2 Socio-Demographic Survey 1982 of Musandam
Province.
Recorded data creaed for the purpose of
completing the socio-demographic survey of
Musandam Province.
1980-1982 223 sheets
1/2/1 ‘Residential Data’ forms recording details of
residents, livestock, residences and dates of
occupation of villages in the districts of Bayah,
Bakah and Khasab, Madha. Arranged by district
1982 110 sheets
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and date.
1/2/2 Statistic forms recording tribes, water supply,
medical supplies, schools and “attitudes of the
people”. Arranged in original order.
1980 – 1982 94 sheets
1/3 ‘Jebali Notes’ Folder containing data on the Jebali
people. Also contains a photocopy of a letter from
Peter Sichel regarding material for the Journal of
Oman Studies.
Not Dated 73 sheets
1/4 General notes for Survey. Notes gathered on
tribes, languages, history, animals and population
movements.
Not Dated
25 sheets
2 Jebali and Tribal Information
Folders containing information on tribes and the
Jebali area. This is updated information collected
in addition to the demographic surveys. Arranged
in original order.
c1976 - 1986 50 items
2/1 ‘Jebali Notes’
Collected notes recording information on the
Jebali area and people.
1976- 1986 27 items
2/1/1 Report on ‘Western Area Monsoon Baits’. Not Dated 20 sheets
2/1/2 Report on ‘Refugees Makinat Shihan’, an
assessment of the refugee situation by the Civil
Aid Department in May 1979.
c1979 3 sheets
2/1/3 Statistics for areas including Jelob Al Umri B.
Jaboob, Nashib, B.AlMasheni, Barama, Bait
Kashawb, Bait Sigilayl. Includes information on
tribes, livestock and water supplies.
c1979 51 sheets
2/1/4 Handwritten notes on the ‘breakdown of Jebel
tribes’, listing sub-tribes, minor sub-tribes and
tribal areas including B.Said, B.Qatn and
B.Jaboob.
Not Dated 6 sheets
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2/1/5 Sheets of statistics recording tribal information. c1979 9 sheets
2/1/6 Notes printed in Arabic. Not Dated 1 sheet
2/1/7 Memo and notes of meeting from Sultan of
Oman’s Land Forces regarding instructions for
grid references and serial numbers in relation to
Arabic place names.
8 Sept 1979 8 sheets
2/1/8 Notes on Boreholes. 4 Sept 1979 6 sheets
2/1/9 Notes on Western, Eastern and Central area
reports regarding population, road access, water
supplies, boreholes, government centres and
housing.
Not Dated 5 sheets
2/1/10 Report marked confidential created by Head of
Intelligence, Dhofar, regarding Eastern Sector Re-
organisation.
31 Jan 1976 8 sheets
2/1/11 Report on ‘Desert Water Holes’. Not Dated 8 sheets
2/1/12 Receipt addressed to Peter Sichel from the British
Museum for ‘a collection of miscellaneous objects
from Dhofar region’.
6 Nov 1985 1 sheet
2/1/13 Photocopies of descriptive labels for objects
collected by Peter Sichel 1971-1979, including a
Plough, Milk Inducer, Sword and Pipe.
Not Dated 4 sheets
2/1/14 Lists of ‘Wadi Names Jelob Area’, ‘Jelob Area
Water Sources’ and ‘Jelob Area Villages’.
Not Dated 3 sheets
2/1/15 Names and locations of ‘Wadi names North of
Jebel Yorr’.
Not Dated 2 sheets
2/1/16 Notes on water holes in Jelob area. Not Dated 3 sheets
2/1/17 Drawn map of the Jelob area marking villages,
water holes and existing and proposed centres.
Not Dated 1 map
2/1/18 Map of Southern Region (Dhofar) and
surrounding states.
Not Dated 1 map
2/1/19 Map of Salalah, its hospital, hotels and airport. c1977 1 map
2/1/20 Report on the geography, population, tribal system
and history Dhofar.
27 -28 Sept
1977
11 sheets
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2/1/21 Plan of ‘Khor Rory’. Not Dated 1 sheet
2/1/22 Report on ‘Beekeeping in Dhofar’ by Alan
Berkeley, Directorate of Agriculture.
Not Dated 10 sheets
2/1/23 Photograph of ‘Peter Sichel, Beeman –
Mohammed Taman on Jebel Nashid’.
Not Dated 1 photo
2/1/24 Notes on ‘Thesiger in Dhofar’ containing
references to Thesiger’s book ‘Arabian Sands’.
Not Dated 1 sheet
2/1/25 Report on the history of the Maria Theresa Thaler
and its use in Middle Eastern countries by M.G.T
Robb.
Not Dated 2 sheets
2/1/26 Article titled ‘Arab Chests’ by Sheila Unwin,
reporting on the trade in chests exported from the
Middle East.
Not Dated 2 sheets
2/2
‘Tribal Information’
Folder containing collected data on tribes in
Oman. Arranged in original order.
c1975 - 1978
21 items
2/2/1 Memo from Sichel to M.G.T. Robb regarding
‘Visit to Jarbaib (Ali bin Bader)’.
21 Sept 1978 1 sheet
2/2/2 ‘Jebel Report’ containing brief notes recording a
visit to Bait Said camel families.
Not Dated 1 sheet
2/2/3 Notepad containing handwritten vocabulary list
with English translations, listed alphabetically.
Translations for words including ‘family’ ‘goat’,
‘village’ and ‘marriage’.
Not Dated 1 notepad
2/2/4 Notepaper containing handwritten notes recording
numbers of Mahri people.
Not Dated 1 sheet
2/2/5 Brief handwritten notes, subject illegible. Not Dated 1 sheet
2/2/6 Notes on the distribution of Mahri in Dhofar,
specifically in Western and Central Jebel, Marbat
and Need.
Not dated 1 sheet
2/2/7 Vocabulary list from the Bajaram b.Maashni
Tribe, in Hawrawt Village, with English
13 - 16 Oct
1976
2 sheets
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translations, including words for ‘grass’ ‘snake’
and ‘cow’. Also includes notes on the Beni Halal,
Beni Qahtan tribe.
2/2/8 List of tribes in the Western Area, specifically
Khadrafi, Dhalqut and Rakhyut.
22 May 1978 1 sheet
2/2/9 List of the names of tribes in Dhofar. Not Dated 6 sheets
2/2/10 Handwritten diagram of tribes, illustrating links
between them.
Not Dated 1 sheet
2/2/11 Handwritten list of tribes for the attention of Peter
Sichel from ?Bos.
Not Dated 7 sheets
2/2/12 List of ‘Sheiks of Bait Qatn Area’. Not Dated 1 sheet
2/2/13 List of tribes with sheet enclosed entitled ‘The
Arab Tribes of Dhofar’, explaining distribution
and divisions, ‘Tribal Relationships’ and ‘Tribal
Structures’.
Not Dated 19 sheets
2/2/14 ‘Two South Arabian Tribes: Al-Qara and Al-
Harasis’ by Walter Dostal, extract from Arabian
Studies II, 1975. Report on the customs, history,
economy and agriculture of the Al-Qara and Al-
Harasis tribes.
1975 8 sheets
2/2/15 ‘Proposed Water Department Wells’. Reports and
recommendations for Water Department wells to
be created.
31 Jul 1978 3 sheets
2/2/16 ‘Proposed Water Department Wells’ List of areas
to be considered for Water Department Wells.
Not Dated 1 sheet
2/2/17 Report on Central and Eastern area tribes and
requests for Mandoobs.
25 May 1978 2 sheets
2/2/18 ‘September 1978 Hand-Out to Tribes’, a sheet of
figures with corresponding list of tribes.
Sept 1978 1 sheet
2/2/19 Report on the status of tribes, indicating issues,
requests and developments.
Not Dated 5 sheets
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2/2/20 Memo from the Office of the Minister of State and
Wali of Dhofar, printed in Arabic.
Not Dated 12 sheets
2/2/21 ‘TV Sites Assuming Centres Equipped’ List of
TVsites with contact numbers.
Not dated 1 sheet
2/3 Notes from a pocket book noting number of
people crossing the border at Makinat Shihan,
listed by tribe and reasons.
1979 5 sheets
2/4 ‘Development Priorities in Dhofar’ report
including assessment of the mountain area and
water supply, road development, government
centres and estimated costs.
Not Dated 8 sheets
3 Civil Aid Department
Papers relating to Peter Sichel’s work with the
Civil Aid Department.
c1975 - 1987 11 items
3/1 ‘Civil Aid Department’ Folder
Folders and notes relating to the work of the Civil
Aid Department in Oman, arranged in original
order.
c1975 - 1987 9 items
3/1/1
“PDO News” issue, titled “Arabian Sands
Revisited”. Articles include a summary of the
company’s year, PDO’s “enhanced oil recovery
experiment” and experimental farm in South
Oman, and interviews with two bedu
“companions” of Wilfred Thesiger. Printed in
English and Arabic on reverse side.
1987 1 Magazine
3/1/2 Report on “Low Cost Handmade Roof Sheets of
Fibre, Reinforced Cement”
Feb 1979 2 sheets
3/1/3 Report by the Civil Aid Department on the
Southern Region. Includes brief history of the
Department and its objectives. Provides statistical
information on water supplies, communications,
Sept - Oct
1977
13 sheets
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education, health and religion.
3/1/4 “A Report on the Activities of the Civil Aid
Department, Southern Province, 1975”. Outlines
the aim of the department, progress updates on
well drilling, tracks, health, education, and
commerce in the government centres of Negd,
Jebel and the Coast. Includes information on the
organisation of the department with illustrative
diagram.
1975 22 sheets
3/1/5 “Major Activities for the Months of January,
February, March, April 76” Created by the Civil
Aid Department. Report on the activities of the
department in relation to rations, buildings, water,
roads and medical supplies, vehicles and
government appointments.
c1976 3 sheets
3/1/6 “Report on the Activities of Civil Aid Department,
Southern Region, 1976”. States the aims and
organisation of the department and progress
updates. Also outlines the future role of the
department
c1976 31 sheets
3/1/7 Annual report for the Office of the Minister of
State and Wali of Dhofar. Includes the
department’s programme, and progress made by
1977.
1977 30 sheets
3/1/8 Report on the Civil Aid Department, Southern
Region. A brief history of the department;
overview of the work of the department in 1977
and 1978 including development projects and
brief note on financial aid.
c1978 5 sheets
3/1/9 Annual report of the Civil Aid Department. 1978 20 sheets
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3/2 Field Books
Field books carried by Peter Sichel ‘at all times’
during service, original maps and first typing of
village data.
Not Dated
2 items
3/2/1 Folder titled “P.R Sichel CAD” contains maps,
statistics of “Jebel and Negd Boreholes” and
village data, tribal information including livestock,
jewellery and customs.
Not Dated 44 sheets
3/2/2 Folder titled “PR Sichel CAD” containing maps
annotated with grid references on separate sheets
with names of villages, ‘sub-tribes’ and ‘number
of baits’, and handwritten notes on tribal
structures.
Not Dated 58 sheets
4 Musandam Development Committee
Papers relating to the creation and work of the
Musandam Development Committee in Oman.
c1979-1984 30 items
4/1 ‘Peter R. Sichel, Secretariat Staff Member,
Musandum Development Committee’
Folder containing reports, memos and notes from
Sichel’s work with the Development Committee.
Arranged in original order.
c1979 - 1983 13 items
4/1/1 Photograph with caption ‘Air photograph of
Limah. Locations are superimposed’
Not Dated 1 photo
4/1/2 A4 maps of Oman. Not Dated 34 sheets
4/1/3 Ministry of Interior Staff List for Khasab, Bukha,
Bayah, Mudha and Rawdah.
13 Jun 1983 1 sheet
4/1/4 List of Sheikhs and Rashids in Khasab, Bukha,
Diba and Mudha.
29 Mar 1982 3 sheets
4/1/5 List of tribes in Oman. Not Dated 1 sheet
4/1/6 Musandum population figures. Not Dated 2 sheets
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4/1/7 Town plans for Bayah, Khasab, Mudha and
Bukha, indicating agricultural, commercial and
residential land use.
Nov 1980 3 sheets
4/1/8 Notes on Dates including information on
harvesting.
Not Dated 4 sheets
4/1/9 Information sheet on times and heights of high
and low waters Pakistan – Karachi for Sept 1983.
Dec 1983 1 sheet
4/1/10 “Assorted Notes”, containing brief information
such as burial customs and types of storage jars.
Not Dated 1 sheet
4/1/11 Internal slips from the Sultanate of Oman with the
subject “photo list”, with subheadings such as
‘people’, ‘scenery’ and ‘development’.
19 Feb1983 3 sheets
4/1/12 Sheet titled “SOAF - Mussandam Aircraft
Schedule”, detailing schedules between Seeb,
Khasab, Bayah and Lima.
Not Dated 1 sheet
4/1/13 List of telephone numbers of professionals in the
Musandam Development Committee.
10 Dec 1983 3 sheets
4/2 ‘Follow-up report on the first five-year
development plan: Results of the first four years
1976 – 1979’. Development council report.
1979 1 booklet
4/3 “A paper on the Musandam” by G.J Hardwick .
Lists points of concern for development in
Musandam, citing issues such as administrative
errors, and provides a list of areas where aid is
needed, including education and health.
19 Jun 1979 4 sheets
4/4 Royal Decree 60/79 of Sultan Qaboos bin Said,
“assigning additional responsibilities to the
Musandam Development Committee”.
19 Nov 1979 1 sheet
4/5 “Background Information Related to Development
Projects Undertaken by 7 Ministries whose
Responsibilities to be Transferred to Musandam
Development Committee.” Briefing Memo from
Kirk Agon to “JMS/ROD/NA”.
1 Dec 1979 14 sheets
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4/6 “1980 MDC Program Planning, Project
Background Summary”. Project report including
status of water, electricity, communications,
commerce and industry and public works in the
Musandam Province.
1980 20 sheets
4/7 Workbook titled “Khasab 1980 – 83 incl” by Peter
Sichel, recording the weather through graphs.
1980 -1983 1 booklet
4/8 Musandam Development Committee “Five Year
Plan, 1981 – 1985” Report on the plan to stimulate
development in Musandam Province. Covers
plans for agriculture and fisheries, electricity and
water, posts, telephones and telegraphs,
information and youth affairs, municipalities and
land affairs, communications and central facilities.
c1981 23 sheets
4/9 “Security and the Gulf Gate (Hormuz Straits)”
Report created by The Information Affairs and
Studies Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
on the strategic importance and development
projects of the Gulf islands and ports.
4 Jul 1982 9 sheets
4/10 Internal slip with the subject “household survey as
a research for new house plans”, to Peter Sichel
from Robert West, DSC. Notes from survey in
Bayah, with Information on houses such as living
patterns, occupants, facilities, with floor plans.
Aug 1982 13 sheets
4/11 “Report on the Two Leopard Expiditions to the
Musandam Province Mounted in 1983” Includes
report on habitat, map of the Musandam
peninsular, equipment and methods of trapping,
overview of first and second expiditions, and
illustration of the traps.
c1983 9 sheets
4/12 “Musandam Book”. Report on the developments
that occurred under the Musandam Development
Committee.
13 Jun 1983 12 sheets
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4/13 Internal slip from the MDC with the subject
“Shihu Axe (Yurz)” , to R.K Vincent from Peter
R. Sichel, regarding the Shihu Axe. via Sichel
from the office farash, Khadim Suleman Khadim.
24 Jan 1984 2 sheets
4/14 “The Economy of the Traditional Peoples in
Migration” by Wolfgang Zimmerman. (Summary
translated from the German) Report on the
Musandam tribe, containing diagrams including
“model of the tribal organisation”.
Not Dated 41 sheets
4/15 “Budget and Film Proposals”. Proposal for a film
to be made in Oman listing estimated costs,
proposed team and research contacts. Includes
rough shot list, background information on
Musandam.
Not Dated 15 sheets
4/16 Handwritten notes recording rainfall and
temperature by month.
Not Dated 1 sheet
4/17 Handwritten notes, headings including “Smiley
(Arabian Assignment)”, “Graz (The Omanis –
Sentinels of the Gulf), recording information
including distance from Muscat to Oman and
temperatures.
Not Dated 1 sheet
4/18 “Coastal waters of the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf
of Oman”. Information sheets regarding public
awareness films on changing ecology of the Gulf,
such as “The chain of life” and “Oil and water”.
Not dated 17 sheets
5 Newsletters and Pamphlets
Material issued for servicemen in Oman relating
to the use of propaganda.
c1974 3 items
5/1 “Newsletter from Netley” reporting on the use of
propaganda pamphlets, including brief military
news bulletins and BBC world service news.
18 – 24 Jul
1974
4 sheets
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5/2 Pamphlet containing 4 images with captions
provided in Arabic.
Not Dated 1 sheet
5/3 Pamphlet containing a photograph of two men
outside Salalah Government Hospital, with
caption provided in Arabic.
Not Dated 1 sheet
6 Publications on Development in Oman
Books, booklets and leaflets relating development
issues in Oman in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Grouped
by author and subject.
c1979-1986 12 items
6/1 Jorg Janzen
Publications by Jorg Janzen.
1980-1986 2 books
6/1/1 “Bamburger Geographische Schriften; Heft 3; Die
Nomaden Dhofars/ Sultanat Oman Traditionelle
Lebensformen Im Wandel” Signed copy of book
written by Jorg Janzen. Written in German and
contains 12 small enclosed maps of the Dhofar
region. (Bamberg: Fach Geographie der
Universitat Bamberg)
1980 1 book
6/1/2 “Nomads in the Sultanate of Oman; Tradition and
Development in Dhofar”, signed copy of book
providing an analysis of the impact on
development by the government of Oman in the
Dhofar region on the nomadic population.
(Colorado: Westview Press) 0-8133-7262-3
1986 1 book
6/2 Communism
Publications relating to communist issues in
Oman.
c1979 - 1986 2 items
6/2/1 Biography of Lenin written in Arabic. 1979 1 book
6/2/2 “The Dhofar Revolution, the Conflict between
Communism and Islam”, printed booklet with
photocopies of the first 5 pages.
Not Dated 1 booklet
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6/3
“Somalia; Agriculture and the Winds of Change”.
Signed copy of book by Peter Conze/Thomas
Labahn (eds.) A review of German agricultural aid
assistance in Somalia.(Germany: epi Verlag
GmbH)
1986
1 book
6/4 Booklets printed in German
Booklets arranged in original order
1979 5 items
6/4/1 ‘Sonderdrucke aus Innsbrucker Geographische
Studien; Band 5” F. Fliri, A. Leidlmair, printed in
German. Signed to Peter Sichel from “George”.
1979 1 booklet
6/4/2 “Publikationen Zu Wissenschaftlichen Filmen;
Sektion Ethnologie; Film E 2526; Al-Bara’ma
(Sudostarabien, Dhofar); Topfern eines Kruges.”
Produced by Institut fur den Wissenschaftlichen
Film: Gottingen. Printed in German.
1979 1 booklet
6/4/3 “Publikationen Zu Wissenschaftlichen Filmen;
Sektion Ethnologie; Film E 2527; Sudostarabien,
Ost-Dhofar; Gewinnung von Weihrauch-Harz.”
Produced by Institut fur den Wissenschaftlichen
Film: Gottingen. Printed in German.
1979 1 booklet
6/4/4 “Publikationen Zu Wissenschaftlichen Filmen;
Sektion Ethnologie; Film E 2525; Al-Bara’ma
(Sudostarabien, Dhofar); Herstellen einer
geflochtenen Melkschale” Produced by Institut fur
den Wissenschaftlichen Film: Gottingen. Printed
in German.
1979 1 booklet
6/4/5 “Beduinenscmuck aus dem Sultanat Oman” leaflet
printed in German by the Commerzbank, citing
Jorg Janzen and Prof. Dr. Fred Scholz.
Not Dated 1 leaflet
6/5 “Four Strange Tongues from South Arabia the
Hadara Group” by Bertram Thomas. Photocopied
Not Dated
54 sheets
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sheets from book regarding languages of tribes,
inclding names of tribes, grammar, phrases and
vocabularies.
6/6 Photocopies of sheets providing information on
the towns of Khasab, Shifathah, Shihuh,
Shinafiyah, Shinas sub Wilayat, Ruus al Jibal, and
Ruwahah Bani, with information on tribes,
administration and physical characteristics.
Not dated 12 sheets
7 Maps
Large format maps of Oman.
Access to maps dependent on sufficient table
space in reading room.
1967 – 1983 13 maps
7/1 Roll 1
Digital copies of these maps are available.
Arranged in series number order.
1971 – 1983 4 maps
7/1/1
Aerial photograph of Khasab 1979 1 map
7/1/2 Aerial photograph of Salalah 1983 1 map
7/1/3 Salalah East Town Plan 1971 1 map
7/1/4 Salalah West Town Plan 1971 1 map
7/2 Roll 2
Pilot’s Maps of Oman. Arranged in series number
order.
Note: All JOG (G) maps have battered edges and
are to some extent dog-eared.
9 maps
7/2/1 Dubayy (Dubai). World 1:500.000. Series 1404.
Sheet 548-D. Edition 3-GSGS. Produced under
the direction of the Director of Military Survey,
Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom. Some
residual rust from pins in all four corners.
1974 1 map
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7/2/2 Ash Shisar Muscat and Oman. Joint Operations
Graphic-Ground. 1:250.000 JOG(G). Series
1501(G). Sheet NE 39-8. Edition I-GSGS.
Published by D Survey, Ministry of Defence,
United Kingdom.
1967 1 map
7/2/3 Habarut Protectorate of South Arabia: Muscat and
Oman. Joint Operations Graphic-Ground.
1:250.000 JOG(G). Series 1501(G). Sheet NE 39-
12. Edition I-GSGS. Published by D Survey,
Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom.
1967 1 map
7/2/4 Ra’s Darbat ‘Alī Protectorate of South Arabia:
Muscat and Oman. Joint Operations Graphic-
Ground. 1:250.000 JOG(G). Series 1501(G). Sheet
NE 39-16. Edition I-GSGS. Published by D
Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom.
1967 1 map
7/2/5 Marmul Muscat and Oman. Joint Operations
Graphic-Ground. 1:250.000 JOG(G). Series 1501
(G). Sheet NE 40-5. Edition I-GSGS. Published
by D Survey, Ministry of Defence, United
Kingdom.
1967 1 map
7/2/6 Ra’s Sawqiraj Muscat and Oman. Joint Operations
Graphic Ground. 1:250,000 JOG (G). Series 1501
(G). Sheet NE 40-6. Edition 1-GSGS. Published
by D. Survey. Ministry of Defence, United
Kingdom.
1967 1 map
7/2/7 Salālah Protectorate of South Arabia: Muscat and
Oman. Joint Operations Graphic-Ground.
1:250.000 JOG(G). Series 1501(G). Sheet NE 40-
9. Edition I-GSGS. Published by D Survey,
Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom.
1967 1 map
7/2/8 Kubia Muria Islands: Muscat and Oman. Joint
Operations Graphic-Ground. 1:250.000 JOG(G).
Series 1501(G). Sheet NE 40-10. Edition I-GSGS.
1967 1 map
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Published by D Survey, Ministry of
Defence,United Kingdom.
7/2/9 Boundaries of the Trucial States. Prepared and
drawn from sketch maps and information supplied
by Julian Walker. Map 1 North. First Edition.
Research Dept., F.O. Map is a mass of fragments
taped together and over each other.
Feb 1962 1 map
8 Camel Trip
Papers and images of a trip taken by Peter Sichel
and companions by camel in Oman. Contact
sheets are available for viewing images.
March 1978 50 items
8/1 Notes of a trip by camel from Sudh to Hasik.
Notes in brief diary form of trip, stating daily
times of arrival and departure and destinations.
More detailed notes providing descriptions of the
journey and destinations reached. There is also a
brief vocabulary listing English – Arabic
translations.
10 – 14 Mar
1978
9 sheets
8/2 ‘Camel Trip Slides’
Slides taken by Peter Sichel on a camel trip from
Sudh to Hasik in Dhofar 10 – 14 March 1978.
Captions provided by Peter Sichel.
Mar 1978 49 images
8/2/1 ‘Assembling outside Wali’s fort at Sudh’ 10 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/2 ‘Ditto’ 10 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/3 ‘Wadi camp at GR 995912’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/4 ‘Abandoned Village’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/5 ‘Dead camel’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/6 ‘On the trail. Jebel Samhan in the background’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/7 ‘On the trail. Jebel Musayrah in foreground Jebel
Samhan in the background’
11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/8 ‘On the trail. Jebel Musayrah’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
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8/2/9 ‘Kelly at Wadi Fooshi’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/10 ‘Hugh, Miranda and Gareth wait as camels graze’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/11 ‘Hofayth foaming at the mouth’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/12 ‘Said Aateyk saddling Hofayth, 1’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/13 ‘Said Aateyk saddling Hofayth, 2’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/14 ‘Said Aateyk saddling Hofayth, 3’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/15 ‘Said Aateyk saddling Hofayth, 4’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/16 ‘Said Aateyk saddling Hofayth, 5’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/17 ‘Said Aateyk saddling Hofayth, 6’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/18 ‘Said Aateyk saddling Hofayth, 7’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/19 ‘Wadi and Mountain view’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/20 ‘Camp site’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/21 ‘Peter Sichel at campsite’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/22 ‘Following along the coast’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/23 ‘Following along the coast’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/24 ‘Following along the coast’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/25 ‘Following along the coast’ 11 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/26 ‘Skirting Jebel Musayrah’ 12 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/27 ‘Between Jebel Musayrah and Jebel Nuss’ 12 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/28 ‘Travelling in the heat of the day’ 12 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/29 ‘Hugh on the move’ 12 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/30 ‘Gareth on the move’ 12 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/31 ‘Camp site at GR 185204’ 12 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/32 ‘Approaching Jebel Nuss’ 13 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/33 ‘Approaching Jebel Nuss’ 13 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/34 ‘Crossing the saddle on Jebel Nuss’ 13 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/35 ‘Old Hasik (GR 189244)’ 13 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/36 ‘Old Hasik (GR 189244)’ 13 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/37 ‘Old Hasik (GR 189244)’ 13 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/38 ‘Roof support of previous house’ 13 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/39 ‘Roof support of previous house’ 13 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/40 ‘Roof support of previous house’ 13 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/41 ‘Hermit crabs on beach at old Hasik (GR 186230)’ 13 Mar 1978 1 image
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8/2/42 ‘Old Hasik’ 13 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/43 ‘Ruined house and carved headstones at old Hasik
(GR 186230)’
13 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/44 ‘Carved headstones at old Hasik’ 13 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/45 ‘Said Aateyk showing off’ 14 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/46 ‘Said Aateyk showing off’ 14 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/47 ‘Said Aateyk and Peter Sichel’ 14 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/48 ‘Said Aateyk and Peter Sichel’ 14 Mar 1978 1 image
8/2/49 ‘Hugh approaching Hasik’ 14 Mar 1978 1 image
9 Talks
Notes and images used for talks given by Peter Sichel in
the mid 1980’s about his time in Oman. All items are
available electronically.
1976 – 1991 281 items
9/1 Dhofar Talk
Notes and Slides created by Peter Sichel and used
during his talk to the Anglo-Omani Society in the
mid 1980’s.
1976-1991 138 items
9/1/1 Dhofar talk notes on memo cards relating to people,
history and war.
Not Dated 16 cards (6
electronic
files)
9/1/2 JPEG copies of 35mm slides with captions used for a
talk given by Peter Sichel to the Anglo- Omani Society
in London in the mid-1980’s. Original captions provided
by Peter Sichel and arranged in original order
1976 – 1991 137 images
9/1/2/1 ‘East Khawr, Salalah. Gr. 9983’ 1978 1 image
9/1/2/2 ‘Taqa Khawr, early monsoon. Gr. 2085’ Sept 1978 1 image
9/1/2/3 ‘Rock overhang at Mughsayl. Gr. 958683’ Oct 1979 1 image
9/1/2/4 ‘Salalah Plain’ Oct 1977 1 image
9/1/2/5 ‘Salalah Plain , east of
Sahalnawt(Gr.998978)’
Oct 1977 1 image
9/1/2/6 ‘Tobruk Fort between Arzat and Taqa. Gr.
156924’
Oct 1978 1 image
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9/1/2/7 ‘Plain between Arzat and Humran (Gr.
105921)’
Feb 1977 1 image
9/1/2/8 ‘Humran waterhole below Jebel Nashib’ Feb 1977 1 image
9/1/2/9 ‘Foothills west across Wadi Sheikh.
Gr8490’
Apr 1982 1 image
9/1/2/10 ‘Foothills east from Bait Said area’ Apr 1978 1 image
9/1/2/11 ‘Wadi Ja’ath, Bait Said area. Gr. 1888’ Apr 1978 1 image
9/1/2/12 ‘Jebel Samhan north of Mirbat (Gr. 5479)’ May 1977 1 image
9/1/2/13 ‘Top of Jebel Samhan’ May 1977 1 image
9/1/2/14 ‘Gaday, east of Wadi Darbat. Gr. 3089’ May 1977 1 image
9/1/2/15 ‘Aqabat Thifa, Bait Said area. Gr. 1189’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/16 ‘Road, Jahneen (Gr. 863998) to Hajaif (Gr.
840078)’
Feb 1977 1 image
9/1/2/17 ‘Central Area’ May 1977 1 image
9/1/2/18 ‘Qatn ridge looking north’ Feb 1977 1 image
9/1/2/19 ‘Wadi Jarsis. Gr. 860950’ Jan 1976 1 image
9/1/2/20 ‘Wadi Arbat above Kyunt waterhole. Gr.
927077’
Oct 1977 1 image
9/1/2/21 ‘Shuheit sinkhole. Gr. 261941’ May 1977 1 image
9/1/2/22 ‘Wadi Darbat. Gr.260900’ May 1977 1 image
9/1/2/23 ‘Wadi Darbat, west side’ April 1977 1 image
9/1/2/24 ‘Wadi Darbat, east side’ Oct 1979 1 image
9/1/2/25 ‘Wadi Darbat, bustaan. Gr.2891’ Oct 1979 1 image
9/1/2/26 ‘Wadi Darbat pools with Jebali. Gr. Ditto’ Oct 1979 1 image
9/1/2/27 ‘Wadi Darbat, cyclone’ Jun 1977 1 image
9/1/2/28 ‘Wadi Darbat, cyclone’ Jun 1977 1 image
9/1/2/29 ‘Wadi Darbat,post cyclone’ Jun 1977 1 image
9/1/2/30 ‘Wadi Darbat, post cyclone’ Jun 1977 1 image
9/1/2/31 ‘Bait Zerbaig, monsoon. Gr. 8194’ Sept 1979 1 image
9/1/2/32 ‘Bait Zerbaig, monsoon’ Sept1979 1 image
9/1/2/33 ‘Jebel Aram village, post monsoon. Gr.
228910’
Oct 1979 1 image
9/1/2/34 ‘Wadi Arbat, post monsoon’ Oct 1977 1 image
9/1/2/35 ‘Wadi Nahiz, post monsoon’ Jan 1976 1 image
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9/1/2/36 ‘Bait Said Family scene’ Jun 1977 1 image
9/1/2/37 ‘Ayn Gheylal, Bait Mohamed bin Ahmed
elder’
Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/38 ‘Ditto, rolling cigarette’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/39 ‘Wadi Raythawt children. Gr. 004032’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/40 ‘Wadi Raythawt children. Gr. 004032’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/41 ‘Wadi Darbat, Firqat and children’ Oct 1979 1 image
9/1/2/42 ‘Elder wearing sbeaka, (kilt)’ Sept 1979 1 image
9/1/2/43 ‘Bait Tabawk on Thumreet road’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/44 ‘Mahfeef,(plaited head band) on Bait
Tabawk elder’
Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/45 ‘Mahfeef,(plaited head band) on Bait
Tabawk elder and Khanjar’
Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/46 ‘Firqa from Bait Khahawr, (Mahara) in
Umm al Ghawarif camp’
Jan 1976 1 image
9/1/2/47 ‘Firqa from Bait Kashawb, on Ashinhaib
road’
Jan 1976 1 image
9/1/2/48 ‘Thumreet road discussion’ Oct 1977 1 image
9/1/2/49 ‘Shahra’ May 1978 1 image
9/1/2/50 ‘Bakheet Ali Qaham, Mindoob Bait
Kashawb’
Apr 1982 1 image
9/1/2/51 ‘Musalim Suhail Salem. Bait Aliti
Mindoob. Wadi Darbat’
Oct 1979 1 image
9/1/2/52 ‘BaitJaabub woman. NB minzarot’ Not dated 1 image
9/1/2/53 ‘Haboot for HM Qaboos in Salalah by
palace’
1977 1 image
9/1/2/54 ‘Boy’ Jun1977 1 image
9/1/2/55 ‘Bin Joh Joh. Son of Thunder. NB burns
caused by house fire’
c1977 1 image
9/1/2/56 ‘Bin Joh Joh. Son of Thunder. NB burns
caused by house fire’
c1977 1 image
9/1/2/57 ‘Medinat al Saan bore hole. Bait Jaabub.
Gr. 065023’
Feb 1977 1 image
9/1/2/58 ‘Wadi Ayn south of Zeak’ Jun 1977 1 image
9/1/2/59 ‘Children with dominant boy’ Oct 1977 1 image
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9/1/2/60 ‘Mahfeef and Sbeaka’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/61 ‘Qarra tribesman on a cold morning’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/62 ‘Firqa brewing up at Ayn Gheylal’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/63 ‘Elder’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/64 ‘Boy’ Jun 1977 1 image
9/1/2/65 ‘Fire on jebel’ Jan 1976 1 image
9/1/2/66 ‘Aftermath’ Jan 1976 1 image
9/1/2/67 ‘Aqabat Kismeem. Gr. 1803’ Mar 1977 1 image
9/1/2/68 ‘Baits near Jahneen. Gr. 863998’ Mar 1977 1 image
9/1/2/69 ‘Jahneen village, NB tarpaulins’ Feb 1977 1 image
9/1/2/70 ‘Daakhaam. Gr. 187977. Early morning.’ Feb 1977 1 image
9/1/2/71 ‘Village in wadi bottom’ Jun 1977 1 image
9/1/2/72 ‘Aazerot. Gr. 092042. Bait Jaaboob area’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/73 ‘Moothla,(Summer houses)’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/74 ‘Cave converted to cow house’ Jun 1977 1 image
9/1/2/75 ‘Efstha. Gr. 981111. Winter cave
dwellings’
Feb 1977 1 image
9/1/2/76 ‘Efstha. Gr. 981111. Winter cave
dwellings’
Feb 1977 1 image
9/1/2/77 ‘Feedayt (Cot)’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/78 ‘Feedayt (Cot), side view’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/79 ‘Ditto, being carried in Wadi Nahiz’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/80 ‘Maize on Jebel Aram’ Oct 1977 1 image
9/1/2/81 ‘Maize on Jebel Aram, plus beans’ Oct 1979 1 image
9/1/2/82 ‘Khaydar (tent) in Wadi Darbat. NB old
clothes. Camel herders’
Oct 1979 1 image
9/1/2/83 ‘Khaydar (tent) in Wadi Darbat, on Jarbaib
(Salalah Plain). NB ja'ood (baby camel)’
Oct 1977 1 image
9/1/2/84 ‘Camel dung collection - smoke, repels
flies’
Oct 1977 1 image
9/1/2/85 ‘Cows going to water near Sher’ Apr 1982 1 image
9/1/2/86 ‘Newborn’ Jun 1977 1 image
9/1/2/87 ‘Uma (sardines) being dried at Al Hafa. Gr.
9281’
Apr 1977 1 image
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9/1/2/88 ‘Ditto, negotiating’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/89 ‘Camels at Sher. Gr.9901. NB water
distribution’
Jun 1977 1 image
9/1/2/90 ‘Camels near Mirbat’ Sept 1979 1 image
9/1/2/91 ‘Herds at Sher troughs’ Jun 1977 1 image
9/1/2/92 ‘Firewood on Mirbat road’ Jan 1980 1 image
9/1/2/93 ‘Family on the move in Wadi Nahiz’ Jan 1976 1 image
9/1/2/94 No caption Not Dated 1 image
9/1/2/95 ‘Goats on Qatn Ridge’ Jun 1977 1 image
9/1/2/96 ‘Goats on Qatn Ridge, note size’ Jun 1977 1 image
9/1/2/97 ‘Overgrazing nr Donkey's Head. Gr.0870’ Oct 1979 1 image
9/1/2/98 ‘Overgrazing nr Donkey's Head. Gr.0870’ Oct 1979 1 image
9/1/2/99 ‘Overgrazing nr Donkey's Head. Gr.0870,
from the land side looking out to sea’
Oct 1979 1 image
9/1/2/100 ‘Ayn Sahalnawt Gr. 998978, at base of
jebel’
Oct 1979 1 image
9/1/2/101 ‘Ayn Sahalnawt Gr. 998978, at base of
jebel, flowing towards falaj’
Oct 1977 1 image
9/1/2/102 ‘Ayn Sahalnawt Gr. 998978, at base of
jebel, destroyed by floods in 1977’
Feb1977 1 image
9/1/2/103 ‘Ayn Gheylal. Gr. 873979’ Mar 1977 1 image
9/1/2/104 ‘Ayn Gheylal. Gr. 873979, scooping water’ Mar 1977 1 image
9/1/2/105 ‘Ayn Firim. Gr. 852029, tunnel to source &
trough’
Mar 1977 1 image
9/1/2/106 ‘Water collection in cave’ Mar 1977 1 image
9/1/2/107 ‘A'oono (water catchment )under tree -
monsoon drips’
Mar 1977 1 image
9/1/2/108 ‘A'oono (water catchment )under tree -
monsoon drips, rendered with cement, nr
Jahneen’
Mar 1977 1 image
9/1/2/109 ‘Wadi Nahiz catchment. Slab & birka’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/110 ‘Wadi Nahiz catchment. Slab & birka,
different view’
Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/111 ‘Wadi Nahiz catchment. Slab & birka,
trench sump’
Apr 1977 1 image
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9/1/2/112 ‘Wadi Nahiz catchment. Slab & birka,
Channel from sump to birka’
Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/113 ‘Wadi Nahiz catchment. Slab & birka, birka
steps’
Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/114 ‘Mudhun (dam)at Kotofhoy Gr.4194.
Empty’
Feb 1977 1 image
9/1/2/115 ‘Mudhun (dam)at Kotofhoy Gr.4194, full’ Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/116 ‘Myhitti in Jelob, dam & spring’ Jun 1977 1 image
9/1/2/117 ‘Aygawt Aydaw. Gr. 430922, nr Tawi
Atair’
Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/118 ‘Aygawt Aydaw. Gr. 430922, nr Tawi
Atair, author swimming’
Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/119 ‘Aygawt Aydaw. Gr. 430922, nr Tawi
Atair. NB guard to stop swimming!’
Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/120 ‘Tawi Ateer.Gr. 402936 600'deep, ledge at
200'’
May 1977 1 image
9/1/2/121 ‘Erdehail milk kit, (thlejib, minabgeth &
garbet)’
Apr 1977 1 image
9/1/2/122 ‘Gaalo (bowl), Ma'abitheb (tongs). NB hot
stone’
Jul 1977 1 image
9/1/2/123 ‘Gaalo (bowl), Ma'abitheb (tongs).’ Jul 1977 1 image
9/1/2/124 ‘Gaalo (bowl), Ma'abitheb (tongs). plus
Malaget (spoon) & Murun (funnel)’
Jul 1977 1 image
9/1/2/125 ‘Butter churn, inflated’ Not Dated 1 image
9/1/2/126 ‘Butter churn, deflated, churning’ Not Dated 1 image
9/1/2/127 ‘Cave art in Western Area. Oryx and
camels’
Dec 1978 1 image
9/1/2/128 ‘Cave art in Wadi Tobruk. Gr.1593,
Donkeys & camels’
Not Dated 1 image
9/1/2/129 ‘Camels and counting’ Not Dated 1 image
9/1/2/130 ‘Donkeys’ Not Dated 1 image
9/1/2/131 ‘Grinding Tawb leaves for hide curing’ Not Dated 1 image
9/1/2/132 ‘Goatskin (Aneet) being cured’ Not Dated 1 image
9/1/2/133 ‘Al Hota. Gr.6554. Portugese lift route
looking towards scarp’
Dec 1978 1 image
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9/1/2/134 ‘Al Hota. Gr.6554. Portugese lift route
looking towards scarp. Seaward support
tower’
Dec 1978 1 image
9/1/2/135 ‘Al Hota. Gr.6554. Portugese lift route
looking towards scarp. Seaward support
tower’
Dec 1978 1 image
9/1/2/136 ‘Location of Bertram Thomas drawing.
Gr.827979’
Oct 1991 1 image
9/1/2/137 ‘Bertram Thomas drawing’ Oct 1991 1 image
9/2/3/1 ‘Jebel Khanzoor from Jebel Hareem Gr.
231730’
1983 1 image
9/2/3/2 ‘From top of J Hareem north to straits’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/3 ‘From J Hareem across Sih plateau’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/4 ‘Mosque (and author) on J Hareem
summit’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/5 ‘Inside mosque’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/6 ‘Along Wadi Beni Hamood north to
Khasab’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/7 ‘North along Wadi Khasab’ Not dated 1 image
9/2 Musandam Talk
Notes and Slides created by Peter Sichel and used
during his talk to the Anglo-Omani Society in the
mid 1980’s.
c1980 - 1983 143 items
9/2/1 Talk notes on memo cards, prompts regarding
information on issues including water, youth affairs
and communication
Not dated 30 cards (10
electronic
files)
9/2/3 JPEG copies of 35mm slides with captions used as
the basis for a talk given by Peter Sichel to the
Anglo –Omani Society in London in the mid -
1980’s. Original captions provided by Peter Sichel,
arranged in original order.
1980 – 1983 142 images
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9/2/3/8 ‘Sal al’Ala, south east end of W
Khasab’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/9 ‘Sih plateau, lake during rains’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/10 ‘Wadi Bih.’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/11 ‘Wadi Khabb Shamsi’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/12 ‘Khamid, Gr 198685’ 1983 1 image
9/2/3/13 ‘House in Rawdah bowl, Gr 2760’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/14 ‘Al Qasaydawt, Gr 165836’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/15 ‘Wheat, barley and fig tree near Sih,
Gr2174’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/16 ‘Village north of J Hareem’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/17 ‘Ras al Wah. Gr. 188742’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/18 ‘Ghashib Beni Mazyoud in W Mawa,
GR. 228933’
1983 1 image
9/2/3/19 ‘Ledge dwelling by W Rahaiba, GR
2180 approx’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/20 ‘Aqabat al Wahid over W Maqalayli.
Gr. 2369’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/21 ‘Old house at Salhad, W Bih. Gr. 2260’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/22 ‘Fox trap in W Bih. Gr 2158’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/23 ‘Cairn above Salhad’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/24 ‘Graveyard in Rawdah bowl’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/25 ‘Grave stone at Salhad’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/26 ‘Subtan. Gr. 203525.’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/27 ‘Subtan. Gr. 203525. J Hareem, dates
and fields’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/28 ‘Subtan. Gr. 203525. One of the unique
towers’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/29 ‘Subtan. Gr. 203525. House, solid stone
roof’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/30 ‘Subtan. Gr. 203525. Inside verandah’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/31 ‘Subtan. Gr. 203525. Troughs? Unique
in village’
Not dated 1 image
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9/2/3/32 ‘Subtan. Gr. 203525. Rabbit hutches’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/33 ‘Subtan. Gr. 203525. Man on horse with
bow and arrow?’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/34 ‘Subtan. Gr. 203525. Camels and men’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/35 ‘Subtan. Gr. 203525. Daub – clay and
barley – unique?’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/36 ‘Subtan. Gr. 203525. close up’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/37 ‘Subtan. Gr. 203525. Field’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/38 ‘Subtan. Gr. 203525. Greenery’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/39 ‘Subtan. Gr. 203525. Suffah (store
house). Unique’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/40 ‘Subtan. Gr. 203525. Grave. Smiling
face’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/41 ‘Subtan. Gr. 203525. Graveyard.
Flowers and palms’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/42 ‘Subtan. Graves, faces, jewellery and
patterns’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/43 ‘W Khasab, rain’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/44 ‘W. Khasab. Start of wadi flow’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/45 ‘W Khasab in flood’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/46 ‘W Khasab in flood’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/47 ‘W Khasab in flood’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/48 ‘UAE flood damage’ Apr 1982 1 image
9/2/3/49 ‘Flowers after rain’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/50 ‘Flowers after rain’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/51 ‘Flowers after rain’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/52 ‘Water collection. Birkat in cleft’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/53 ‘Birkat. NB retaining wall’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/54 ‘Birkat in Rawdah bowl. Man-made.
NB basin’
1983 1 image
9/2/3/55 ‘Birkat covered near Sih plateau’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/56 ‘Birkat Khalidiyah, Sal al ‘Ala. Gr.
362802’
Not dated 1 image
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9/2/3/57 ‘Birkat Khalidiyah, Sal al ‘Ala. Gr.
362802 Sump’
Jan 1980 1 image
9/2/3/58 ‘Khaaris (water store in house)’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/59 ‘Khasab from north’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/60 ‘Khasab from north Wali’s fort.
Portuguese, 17th century’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/61 ‘Khasab from north And mosque’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/62 ‘Gun powder manufacture for Eid’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/63 ‘Eid cannon’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/64 ‘Khasab suq just after midday’ Jul 1983 1 image
9/2/3/65 ‘Khasab fish suq @ 0700’ Jul 1983 1 image
9/2/3/66 ‘Khasab high street at high tide’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/67 ‘Khasab house’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/68 ‘Khasab from south. MODED. Army
camp. Dormitory’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/69 ‘Qidda house and areesh’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/70 ‘Qidda house and areesh Rapid sunset’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/71 ‘Bukha. Empty houses nearest sea’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/72 ‘Bukha fort. Arab construction’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/73 ‘Bukha – two forts’ 1982 1 image
9/2/3/74 ‘Bukha mosque’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/75 ‘Bukha mosque’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/76 ‘Bukha – blind onion man’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/77 ‘Staircase on west coast’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/78 ‘Ghumda house construction’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/79 ‘Kumzar. Gr.4113’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/80 ‘Kumzar from well. NB graves’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/81 ‘Kumzar well. NB rope cuts and risen
wadi bed’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/82 ‘Kumzar fishing boat (Batil)’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/83 ‘Batil bow’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/84 ‘Kumzar – smallest shop’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/85 ‘Kumzar beach. Smugglers from Iran’ Not dated 1 image
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9/2/3/86 ‘Kumzar children’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/87 ‘Mudha, towards coast’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/88 ‘Bukha mosque towards inland’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/89 ‘Bukha mosque tobacco plants’ 1983 1 image
9/2/3/90 ‘Khasab dates’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/91 ‘Khasab dates well in bustaan’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/92 ‘Khasab dates, date collection, NB nawt
(basket) on arm’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/93 ‘Khasab dates, dates drying off ground
to deter goats’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/94 ‘Khasab dates, measuring dates into
sacks’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/95 ‘Khasab dates, areesh (temporary
dwellings)’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/96 ‘Khasab dates, dates being sorted’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/97 ‘Khasab dates, areesh settlement’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/98 ‘Khawr Naiad looking towards Khawr
Habilayn’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/99 ‘Qabr Sheikh Masoud (bricked up by
Islamic Affairs)’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/100 ‘Elphinstone Inlet (Khawr Shum)’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/101 ‘Telegraph Island. Gr. 3497’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/102 ‘Telegraph Island. Gr. 3497, buildings’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/103 ‘Telegraph Island. Gr. 3497, sharks’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/104 ‘Khawr Qidda’ 1982 1 image
9/2/3/105 ‘NE of Khasab, tectonic plate slipping
under Iran’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/106 ‘Fishing boats’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/107 ‘Fishing boats on Khasabforeshore’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/108 ‘Sunrise’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/109 ‘Rowing boat’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/110 ‘Fishing boat (“Lunch”).’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/111 ‘Fishing boats’ Not dated 1 image
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9/2/3/112 ‘Water boat and Police Launch – illegal
immigrants’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/113 ‘Sharks – mainly Yellow-Tipped Reef
Shark’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/114 ‘Sharks – mainly Yellow-Tipped Reef
Shark’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/115 ‘Boom at Khawr Fakkan. Gr. 3503’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/116 ‘Boom at Khawr Fakkan., laden in
Dubai’
July 1983 1 image
9/2/3/117 ‘Fire in Khawr Qidda. Gr.2298’ July 1983 1 image
9/2/3/118 ‘Fire in Khawr Qidda.’ July 1983 1 image
9/2/3/119 ‘Fire in Khawr Qidda.’ July 1983 1 image
9/2/3/120 ‘Fire in Khawr Qidda. – Captain
Khalifa’
July 1983 1 image
9/2/3/121 ‘Fire in Khawr Qidda., wreckage’ July 1983 1 image
9/2/3/122 ‘Fire in Khawr Qidda., salvage’ July 1983 1 image
9/2/3/123 ‘Fire in Khawr Qidda., crew being
questioned’
July 1983 1 image
9/2/3/124 ‘Khasab Development – Power Station’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/125 ‘Khasab Development, Oil Depot’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/126 ‘Khasab Development, Earth Satellite
Station’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/127 ‘Khasab Development, Runway’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/128 ‘Khasab Development, Harbour’ 1982 1 image
9/2/3/129 ‘Khasab Development, Harbour’ 1982 1 image
9/2/3/130 ‘Khasab Development, Cold Store and
football posts’
1982 1 image
9/2/3/131 ‘Khasab Development, Corniche’ 1982 1 image
9/2/3/132 ‘Switchback at Hanah. Gr.2101’ 1982 1 image
9/2/3/133 ‘Al Nims – used for all heavy goods
from Muscat’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/134 ‘Al Nims, with Ramadan goats’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/135 ‘Aircraft on Jebel Hareem’ Not dated 1 image
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9/2/3/136 ‘Cats starving in absence of Kumzar
population’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/137 ‘Trumpkin waiting for breakfast’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/138 ‘Starving goats eat cement bags and
helicopter log books’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/139 ‘Starving goats eat cement bags and
helicopter log books’
Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/140 ‘Bin goat. NB need for jacket’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/141 ‘Yurth (Shihu axes), NB UAE dress’ Not dated 1 image
9/2/3/142 ‘Sultan Aghrub As Shehi. The happiest
man in Musandam’
Not dated 1 image
10 Images
JPEG copies of 35mm colour slides of Oman taken
by Peter Sichel and grouped in subject matter by
Sichel with original captions.
Contact sheets are available for viewing images.
1976-1983 633 images
10/1 Scenery
Slides taken by Peter Sichel in Oman with scenic
subject matter.
1976-1982 181 images
10/1/1 ‘Jebel Top’
‘Where there is no description, it is because some
frames were remounted, and the detail was
unfortunately lost. They are all in the Central Area.’
Jan 1976 -
Oct 1977
21 images
10/1/1/1 ‘Jasmine 2 (GR 914038) looking east’ Jan 1976 1 image
10/1/1/2 ‘Looking east from Midway Road’ Feb 1977 1 image
10/1/1/3 ‘View from Qatn Ridge looking south’ Feb 1977 1 image
10/1/1/4 ‘Ditto looking east’ Feb 1977 1 image
10/1/1/5 ‘Ditto looking west’ Feb 1977 1 image
10/1/1/6 ‘View from GR 0498 looking towards
Ayn Arzat’
Feb 1977 1 image
10/1/1/7 No Caption Feb 1977 1 image
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10/1/1/8 ‘Bait Said area’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/1/9 ‘Jahneen (GR 863998)’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/1/10 ‘Bait Said area. View down Wadi
Jardoom looking towards Rayzut’
Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/1/11 No Caption May1977 1 image
10/1/1/12 No Caption May1977 1 image
10/1/1/13 No Caption May1977 1 image
10/1/1/14 No Caption May1977 1 image
10/1/1/15 No Caption May1977 1 image
10/1/1/16 No Caption May1977 1 image
10/1/1/17 No Caption May1977 1 image
10/1/1/18 No Caption Oct 1977 1 image
10/1/1/19 No Caption Oct 1977 1 image
10/1/1/20 No Caption Oct 1977 1 image
10/1/1/21 ‘Mohammed Fadhlullah Bait Tabawk,
in Wadi Fidut, GR 975998’
Oct 1977 1 image
10/1/2 ‘Jebel Wadis’ Jan 1976-
Oct 1979
16 images
10/1/2/1 ‘Wadi Nahiz’ Jan 1976 1 image
10/1/2/2 ‘Wadi Nahiz , Salem Bakhit, Bait
Qatan, FAS’
Jan 1976 1 image
10/1/2/3 ‘Wadi Nahiz , Salem Bakhit, Bait
Qatan, FAS’
Jan 1976 1 image
10/1/2/4 ‘Falls near Jasmine 1 (GR 908055)’ Jan 1976 1 image
10/1/2/5 ‘Jasmine 1 (GR 908054) looking west’ Jan 1976 1 image
10/1/2/6 ‘Wadi Risham (GR 8301)’ Feb 1977 1 image
10/1/2/7 ‘Bait Said area’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/2/8 ‘Bait Said area’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/2/9 ‘Wadi Darbat (GR 2891)’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/2/10 No caption Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/2/11 No caption Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/2/12 ‘Wadi Darbat’ Oct 1979 1 image
10/1/2/13 ‘Sheikh Issa’s garden in Wadi Darbat Oct 1979 1 image
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10/1/2/14 ‘Wadi Darbat’ Oct 1979 1 image
10/1/1/15 ‘Wadi Darbat’ Oct 1979 1 image
10/1/1/16 ‘Wadi Darbat’ Oct 1979 1 image
10/1/3 ‘Negd’
‘Except where indicated I do not know where these
pictures were taken, except that they would have
been within twenty five miles of the Midway Road.’
Feb – Jun
1977
35 images
10/1/3/1 No caption Feb 1977 1 image
10/1/3/2 No caption May 1977 1 image
10/1/3/3 ‘Ayun Pool (GR 0609) from the north’ May 1977 1 image
10/1/3/4 ‘Ayun Pool (GR 0609) from the south’ May 1977 1 image
10/1/3/5 No caption Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/3/6 No caption Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/3/7 No caption Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/3/8 No caption Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/3/9 No caption Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/3/10 No caption Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/3/11 ‘Surub (Bitter Aloe)’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/3/12 ‘Hunoon pool (north of Qatn Ridge,
between
Qurun Harritti and Jib Jat)’
Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/3/13 ‘Hunoon pool (north of Qatn Ridge,
between
Qurun Harritti and Jib Jat)’
Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/3/14 ‘Hunoon pool (north of Qatn Ridge,
between
Qurun Harritti and Jib Jat)’
Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/3/15 No caption Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/3/16 No caption Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/3/17 No caption Jun 1877 1 image
10/1/3/18 No caption Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/3/19 No caption Jun 1977 1 image
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10/1/3/20 No caption Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/3/21 No caption Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/3/22 ‘Bedu and daughter’ Not dated 1 image
10/1/3/23 ‘Bedu and daughter’ Not dated 1 image
10/1/3/24 ‘Bedu and daughter Not’ Not dated 1 image
10/1/3/25 No caption Not dated 1 image
10/1/3/26 ‘Ghubra Woods at dusk in the mist (in
the Negd,
Between Hasik and Thumreet)’
dated 1 image
10/1/3/27 ‘Ghubra Woods at dusk in the mist (in
the Negd,
Between Hasik and Thumreet)’
Not dated 1 image
10/1/3/28 ‘Ghubra Woods at dusk in the mist (in
the Negd,
Between Hasik and Thumreet)’
Not dated 1 image
10/1/3/29 ‘Ghubra Woods at dusk in the mist (in
the Negd,
Between Hasik and Thumreet)’
Not dated 1 image
10/1/3/30 ‘Ghubra Woods at dusk in the mist (in
the Negd,
Between Hasik and Thumreet)’
Not dated 1 image
10/1/3/31 ‘Ghubra Woods at dusk in the mist (in
the Negd,
Between Hasik and Thumreet)’
Not dated 1 image
10/1/3/32 ‘Ghubra Woods at dusk in the mist (in
the Negd,
Between Hasik and Thumreet)’
Not dated 1 image
10/1/3/33 ‘Negd scene’ Not dated 1 image
10/1/3/34 ‘Shrine’ Not dated 1 image
10/1/3/35 ‘Jebel landscape north of Mirbat’ Not dated 1 image
10/1/4 ‘Foothills’ Feb–Oct
1977
12 images
10/1/4/1 ‘Khawr Rori’ Feb1977 1 image
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10/1/4/2 ‘Ayn Arzat. (GR 0595)’ Feb 1977 1 image
10/1/4/3 No caption Febr 1977 1 image
10/1/4/4 ‘Bait Said area’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/4/5 ‘Jebel Samhan’ May 1977 1 image
10/1/4/6 No caption May 1977 1 image
10/1/4/7 ‘Wadi Sahalnawt (GR 9997)’ Oct 1977 1 image
10/1/4/8 ‘Hedgehog Delta (GR 858862)’ Oct 1977 1 image
10/1/4/9 ‘Tree planting, Jarbaib’ Oct 1977 1 image
10/1/4/10 ‘Ayn Sahalnawt’ Oct 1977 1 image
10/1/4/11 ‘Ayn Sahalnawt’ Oct 1977 1 image
10/1/4/12 ‘Ayn Sahalnawt’ Oct 1977 1 image
10/1/5 ‘Rainy Photographs’ Feb – Oct
1977
21 images
10/1/5/1 ‘Salalah, towards Al Husn from the
north’
Feb1977 1 image
10/1/5/2 ‘Children in Salalah rain pool’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/5/3 ‘Wadi Darbat’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/5/4 ‘Umm Al Ghawarif camp after rains’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/5/5 ‘Road from RAF to Rayzut after rains’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/5/6 ‘Wadi Darbat (GR 2690)’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/5/7 ‘Sumhuram and Khawr Rori from the
north’
Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/5/8 ‘Darbat falls from west’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/5/9 ‘Khawr Rori towards Sumhuram’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/5/10 ‘Khawr Rori road crossing’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/5/11 ‘Khawr Rori road crossing’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/5/12 ‘Central area wadi’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/5/13 ‘Salalah Plain road’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/1/5/14 ‘Pool by road towards RAF camp’ Jul 1977 1 image
10/1/5/15 ‘Looking towards Ghadaw (GR 1896)
from RAF road’
Jul 1977 1 image
10/1/5/16 ‘Darbat falls’ Oct 1977 1 image
10/1/5/17 ‘View from road towards Darbat Falls’ Oct 1977 1 image
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10/1/5/18 ‘Fresh-water fish in pool by ditto’ Oct 1977 1 image
10/1/5/19 ‘Flooding in front of Al Husn, Salalah’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/5/20 ‘Flooding in front of Al Husn, Salalah’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/5/21 ‘Flooding in Hay al Shaati’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/1/6 ‘Coast’ Feb 1977 –
Jan 1980
40 images
10/1/6/1 ‘Salalah Farm’ Feb 1977 1 image
10/1/6/2 ‘Old House near Ayn Humran’ Feb 1977 1 image
10/1/6/3 ‘Salalah Farm three months later. NB
Midway Road top right’
May 1977 1 image
10/1/6/4 ‘Fishing village east of Rayzut’ Jul 1977 1 image
10/1/6/5 ‘Fishing village east of Rayzut , fish
traps’
Jul 1977 1 image
10/1/6/6 ‘Fishing village east of Rayzut , fish
traps
Jul 1977 1 image
10/1/6/7 ‘Sewn Sambuq beached for the
monsoon’
Jul 1977 1 image
10/1/6/8 ‘Taqa quarry, west of Taqa’ Jul 1977 1 image
10/1/6/9 ‘Two Ghanjahs and a Shu’i beached at
Rayzut’
Jul 1977 1 image
10/1/6/10 ‘Rayzut, Huri on left, Ag and Fish
subsidised boats behind’
Oct 1977 1 image
10/1/6/11 ‘Rayzut, Huri on left, Ag and Fish
subsidised boats behind, beached
Boum’
Oct 1977 1 image
10/1/6/12 ‘Rayzut, Huri on left, Ag and Fish
subsidised boats behind, beached
Boum’
Oct1977 1 image
10/1/6/13 ‘Damaged boat at Taqa’ Oct1977 1 image
10/1/6/14 ‘Salalah Town west gate’ Oct 1977 1 image
10/1/6/15 ‘Salalah Town west gate’ 1 image
10/1/6/1/6 ‘Bedu near Hedgehog Alpha (GR
938881)’
Oct 1977 1 image
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10/1/6/17 ‘Boom off Salalah’ May 1978 1 image
10/1/6/18 ‘Huri setting off’ Oct1978 1 image
10/1/6/19 ‘Rayzut Harbour, Boum and more
recent merchant ship’
April 1978 1 image
10/1/6/20 ‘Road to Mughsayl from Rayzut. NB
old mine avoidance tracks.’
1978 1 image
10/1/6/21 ‘Sunset at Rayzut’ 1978 1 image
10/1/6/22 ‘Beer Can Bay, Rayzut’ Sep 1979 1 image
10/1/6/23 ‘Salalah to Rayzut Road’ Sep 1979 1 image
10/1/6/24 ‘Sewn Sambuqs at Taqa’ Sep 1979 1 image
10/1/6/25 ‘Sewn Sambuqs at Taqa’ Sep 1979 1 image
10/1/6/26 ‘Sewn Sambuqs at Taqa’ Sep 1979 1 image
10/1/6/27 ‘Taqa Khawr’ Sep 1979 1 image
10/1/6/28 ‘Road to Mirbat (in distance)’ Sep 1979 1 image
10/1/6/29 ‘Boats beached at Sudh’ Sep 1979 1 image
10/1/6/30 ‘Stern of boat at Sudh’ Sep 1979 1 image
10/1/6/31 ‘Sudh, boat maintenance’ Sep 1979 1 image
10/1/6/32 ‘Road north-east of Sudh’ Sep 1979 1 image
10/1/6/33 ‘Mughsayl’ Oct 1979 1 image
10/1/6/34 ‘Jalibut at Rayzut’ Jan 1980 1 image
10/1/6/35 ‘Boum at Rayzut’ Jan 1980 1 image
10/1/6/36 ‘Rayzut harbour’ Sep 1979 1 image
10/1/6/37 ‘Overhang at Mughsayl’ Oct 1979 1 image
10/1/6/38 ‘Mirbat’ May 1977 1 image
10/1/6/39 ‘Mirbat’ May 1977 1 image
10/1/6/40 ‘Sunset at West Khawr, Salalah’ Feb 1977 1 image
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10/1/8/1 ‘View south from summit of Jebel
Harim towards Wadi Bana following
road’
1982 1 image
10/1/8/2 ‘View north west from summit of 1982 1 image
10/1/7 ‘Western Area, Jebel Qamah’
‘These photographs were taken during my
demographic survey of the Western Area in
November/December 1978. The quality is poor,
but they give an idea of the topography and way
of life.’
Nov – Dec
1978
21 images
10/1/7/1 ‘Cave dwelling in Bait Handob’ Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/2 ‘Cave dwelling in Bait Handob’ Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/3 ‘Al Hota (Gr 654545)’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/4 ‘Wadi Hota’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/5 ‘Wadi Hota’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/6 ‘Wadi Hota’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/7 ‘Al Hota Shrine’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/8 ‘Cave dwelling above Wadi Hota’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/9 ‘Cave dwelling above Wadi Hota’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/10 ‘Cave dwelling above Wadi Hota’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/11 ‘Cave dwelling above Wadi Hota’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/12 ‘Cave dwelling above Wadi Hota’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/13 ‘Cave dwelling above Wadi Hota’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/14 ‘Sundry views’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/15 ‘Sundry views’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/16 ‘Sundry views’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/17 ‘Sundry views’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/18 ‘Sundry views’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/19 ‘Sundry views’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/20 ‘Sundry views’ Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/7/21 ‘Heli 717 giving civil aid at Khadrafi
(GR 3046)’
Nov-Dec 1978 1 image
10/1/8 ‘Mountains’ 1980 - 1982 9 images
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Jebel Harim’
10/1/8/3 ‘Posing on summit of Jebel Harim
(no tripod, hence angle). NB
mosque, and aerial of rebroadcast
station’
1982 1 image
10/1/8/4 ‘Posing on summit of Jebel Harim
(no tripod, hence angle). NB
mosque, and aerial of rebroadcast
station’
1982 1 image
10/1/8/5 ‘View from summit of Jebel Harim
looking west towards road rising
from Sih Plateau’
1982 1 image
10/1/8/6 ‘View of Jebel Harim across Wadi
Al Bih from Subtan (GR 204525)’
1982 1 image
10/1/8/7 ‘View from road looking west
towards UAE’
1982 1 image
10/1/8/8 ‘General view’ Not dated 1 image
10/1/8/9 ‘View up Wadi Khasab’
Jan1980 1 image
10/1/9/1 ‘Shu’ai off Bukha’ Not dated 1 image
10/1/9/2 ‘Various boats off Khawr Qidda (GR
235995)’
Not dated 1 image
10/1/9/3 ‘Ditto, belem in foreground, then
several shu’ai, then a jaliboot in the
background’
Not dated 1 image
10/1/9/4 ‘Water boat, and belem.’ Not dated 1 image
10/1/9/5 ‘Sharks off Qidda point
(GR235994)’
Not dated 1 image
10/1/9/6 ‘Coral off Telegraph Island (GR
350981)’
Not dated 1 image
10/1/9 ‘Sea’ Not dated 6 images
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10/2
Towns, Villages and Dwellings
Slides taken by Peter Sichel relating to areas and
buildings of residence in Oman.
1977 - 1983
140 images
10/2/1 ‘Salalah Photographs’ Feb 1977 –
Dec 1979
23 images
10/2/1/1 ‘Bait Faadil shrine, Salalah’ Sep 1979 1 image
10/2/1/2 ‘Salalah shrine’ Jul 1977 1 image
10/2/1/3 ‘Salalah shrine’ Jul 1977 1 image
10/2/1/4 ‘Bait Qatn shrine, Salalah’ Sep 1979 1 image
10/2/1/5 ‘West Khawr, Salalah – Shell tanks’ Feb 1977 1 image
10/2/1/6 ‘West Khawr, Salalah – Shell tanks’ Feb 1977 1 image
10/2/1/7 ‘Salalah houses’ 1977 1 image
10/2/1/8 ‘Salalah houses’ 1977 1 image
10/2/1/9 ‘Salalah houses’ 1977 1 image
10/2/1/10 ‘Salalah houses’ 1977 1 image
10/2/1/11 ‘Salalah houses’ 1977 1 image
10/2/1/12 ‘Salalah houses’ 1977 1 image
10/2/1/13 ‘Salalah houses’ 1977 1 image
10/2/1/14 ‘Salalah houses’ 1977 1 image
10/2/1/15 ‘Salalah houses’ 1977 1 image
10/2/1/16 ‘Salalah mosque’ 1977 1 image
10/2/1/17 ‘Salalah mosque’ 1977 1 image
10/2/1/18 ‘Salalah Fish Suq’ Oct 1977 1 image
10/2/1/19 ‘Salalah Fish Suq’ Oct 1977 1 image
10/2/1/20 ‘Collecting building sand from
Salalah beach!’
Oct 1977 1 image
10/2/1/21 ‘Salalah looking north past Oman
Research Dept’
Dec 1979 1 image
10/2/1/22 ‘Salalah, from Al Husn looking east’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/2/1/23 ‘Salalah, looking towards Al Husn
from the north’
Feb 1977 1 image
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10/2/2
‘Taqa’
Oct 1977-
Sept 1979
6 images
10/2/1 ‘Old house, fort behind’ Oct 1977 1 images
10/2/2 ‘View from fort’ Sept 1979 1 image
10/2/3 ‘Taqa fort’ Sept 1979 1 image
10/2/4 ‘BATT House, NB shell damage’ Sept 1979 1 image
10/2/5 ‘Taqa fort. NB shell damage’ Sept 1979 1 image
10/2/6 ‘View from fort showing Wali’s fort
and BATT house’
Sept 1979 1 image
10/2/3 ‘Sudh’ Sept 1979 7 images
10/2/3/1 ‘A fine house’ Sept 1979 1 image
10/2/3/2 ‘Sudh ladies house’ Sept 1979 1 image
10/2/3/3 ‘Sudh boys’ Sept 1979 1 image
10/2/3/4 ‘Mohammed Said Rashid, Wali of
Sudh, with head askar et al’
Sept 1979 1 image
10/2/3/5 ‘Sudh mosque’ Sept 1979 1 image
10/2/3/6 ‘Sudh mosque’ Sept 1979 1 image
10/2/3/7 ‘Sudh fort’ Sept 1979 1 image
10/2/4 ‘Khasab’ c1980 34 images
10/2/4/1 ‘Khasab from the north west’ 1980 1 image
10/2/4/2 ‘Khasab from the south east’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/3 ‘View across southern edge of palm
grove looking south east’
c1980 1 image
10/2/4/4 ‘View from south east’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/5 ‘Governor’s fort’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/6 ‘Governor’s fort’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/7 ‘Governor’s Fort and mosque’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/8 ‘Customs house’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/9 ‘Khasab suq’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/10 ‘Khasab suq’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/11 ‘Khasab suq’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/12 ‘Khasab suq’ c1980 1 image
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10/2/4/13 ‘Khasab suq’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/14 ‘West side of Khawr Khasab looking
north. Site of new harbour’
c1980 1 image
10/2/4/15 ‘Old house’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/16 ‘Old house south west of town’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/17 ‘Old house south west of town, with
cannon’
c1980 1 image
10/2/4/18 ‘Old house’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/19 ‘Mosque by waterfront’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/20 ‘Entrance to Khasab town from the
south west’
c1980 1 image
10/2/4/21 ‘Temporary dwellings (areesh) for
date harvesters in west side of Wadi
Khasab’
c1980 1 image
10/2/4/22 ‘Temporary dwellings (areesh) for
date harvesters in west side of Wadi
Khasab’
c1980 1 image
10/2/4/23 ‘Temporary dwellings (areesh) for
date harvesters in west side of Wadi
Khasab’
c1980 1 image
10/2/4/24 ‘Governor’s Fort’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/25 ‘Khawr Khasab’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/26 ‘A small problem at GR 255974’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/27 ‘The plot thickens’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/28 ‘Palm grove east of Governor’s fort’ c1980 1 image
10/2/4/29 ‘Mushroom rock west side of Khawr
Qidda’
c1980 1 image
10/2/4/30 ‘Entrance to Khawr Qidda at GR
2399 showing new road’
c1980 1 image
10/2/4/31 ‘Old helicopter base in foreground
(GR 252944) Power station’
c1980 1 image
10/2/4/32 ‘Satellite Station at GR 235930’ 1982 1 image
10/2/4/33 ‘Fuel Store GR 2394’ 1982 1 image
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10/2/4/34 ‘Power Station’ 1980 1 image
10/2/5 ‘Dwellings’
Original captions and dates provided by Peter
Sichel listed, all others are without caption and
dates.
1980-1983 20 images
10/2/5/1 No caption Jan 1980 1 image
10/2/5/2 ‘Looking down into Wadi Rihaiba
(GR 2381)’
1983 1 image
10/2/5/3 ‘Looking down into Wadi Rihaiba
(GR 2381)’
1983 1 image
10/2/5/4 ‘Salhad (GR 2260)’ 1983 1 image
10/2/5/5 ‘Sih Plateau (GR 2174)’ 1983 1 image
10/2/5/6 ‘Shaam (UAE) (GR 0880) taken
from Ras Al Wah (GR 1974)’
1983 1 image
10/2/6 ‘Kumzar’
Original captions and dates provided by Peter
Sichel are listed, all others are without caption and
dates.
c1982 23 images
10/2/6/1 ‘Kumzar’ 1982 1 image
10/2/6/2 ‘Kumzar beach from the west’ c1982 1 image
10/2/6/3 ‘Ditto from the east, pulling in a
water boat to the desalination plant
pipe’
c1982 1 image
10/2/6/4 ‘Waterfront children’ c1982 1 image
10/2/6/5 ‘The smallest shop in the world’ c1982 1 image
10/2/6/6 ‘The smallest shop in the world’ c1982 1 image
10/2/6/7 ‘Kumzar children’ c1982 1 image
10/2/6/13 ‘The sheikh of Kumzar’s son’ c1982 1 image
10/2/6/15 ‘Seagulls hunting sardines’ c1982 1 image
10/2/6/16 ‘Launching a fishing boat’ c1982 1 image
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10/2/7
‘Mudha’
‘Mudha is an enclave of Oman surrounded by the
Emirates. The local people told me that once it
extended to the sea, but that link has gradually
been eroded by tribal conflict.’
1982
5 images
10/2/7/1 ‘Traditional house’ 1982 1 image
10/2/7/2 ‘Traditional house’ 1982 1 image
10/2/7/3 ‘Traditional house’ 1982 1 image
10/2/7/4 ‘Modern buildings rising amidst the
ruins’
1982 1 image
10/2/7/5 ‘Modern buildings rising amidst the
ruins’
1982 1 image
10/2/8 ‘Subtan’
‘Subtan is situated at GR 203525. It is a deserted
village, as far as I could ascertain, due to tribal
conflict.’
1983 8 images
10/2/8/1 ‘Suffah (store house)’ 1983 1 image
10/2/8/2 ‘Suffah (store house)’ 1983 1 image
10/2/8/3 ‘Watch tower’ 1983 1 image
10/2/8/4 ‘Pots left behind’ 1983 1 image
10/2/8/5 ‘Lush greenery in one of the
meadows’
1983 1 image
10/2/8/6 ‘Grave stones’ 1983 1 image
10/2/8/7 ‘Grave stones’ 1983 1 image
10/2/8/8 ‘Grave stones’ 1983 1 image
10/2/9 ‘Coastal Villages’ c1983 14 images
10/2/9/1 ‘Ghumda (GR 1288)’ 1983 1 image
10/2/9/2 ‘West coast villages’ c1983 1 image
10/2/9/3 ‘West coast villages’ c1983 1 image
10/2/9/4 ‘West coast villages’ c1983 1 image
10/2/9/5 ‘West coast villages’ c1983 1 image
10/2/9/6 ‘West coast villages’ c1983 1 image
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10/2/9/7 ‘West coast villages’ c1983 1 image
10/2/9/8 ‘West coast villages’ c1983 1 image
10/2/9/9 ‘Various’ c1983 1 image
10/2/9/10 ‘Various’ c1983 1 image
10/2/9/11 ‘Various’ c1983 1 image
10/2/9/12 ‘Various’ c1983 1 image
10/2/9/13 ‘Ali Khamis al Shehi’ c1983 1 image
10/2/9/14 No caption c1983 1 image
10/3
People
Photographs taken by Peter Sichel of people in
Oman.
1977 - 1982
72 images
10/3/1 ‘Various People’ 1977-1980 54 images
10/3/1/1 ‘Bait Kashawb boy with newborn
calf’
June 1977 1 image
10/3/1/2 ‘Bait Kashawb boy with newborn
calf’
June 1977 1 image
10/3/1/3 ‘Bait Tabawk near Jasmine 2 (GR
920035)’
Not dated 1 image
10/3/1/4 No caption Not dated 1 image
10/3/1/5 ‘Nurse from Mirbat at Rural Health
Service fadhl on Salalah Plain’
Sept1979 1 image
10/3/1/6 ‘Same RHS fadhl’ Sept1979 1 image
10/3/1/7 ‘The food’ Sept1979 1 image
10/3/1/8 ‘The food, close up’ Sept1979 1 image
10/3/1/9 ‘Mother and child, Bait Said’ June 1977 1 image
10/3/1/10 ‘Mother and child, Bait Said’ June 1977 1 image
10/3/1/11 ‘Mother and child, Bait Said’ June 1977 1 image
10/3/1/12 ‘Mother and child, Bait Said’ June 1977 1 image
10/3/1/13 ‘Mother and child, Bait Said’ June 1977 1 image
10/3/1/14 ‘Mother and child, showing off’ June 1977 1 image
10/3/1/15 ‘Father and son’ June 1977 1 image
10/3/1/16 ‘Father and son’ June 1977 1 image
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10/3/1/17 ‘Small boy’ June 1977 1 image
10/3/1/18 ‘Woman smoking a pipe in Wadi
Geeyam (GR 8999))’
April 1977 1 image
10/3/1/19 ‘Firqat Salahadin (W) Driver’ Jan1980 1 image
10/3/1/20 ‘Salem Ahmed Zeedan, Mindoob
Bait Jaaboob’
Jan 1980 1 image
10/3/1/21 ‘Ali Said Badr. Director General of
Water’
Jan 1980 1 image
10/3/1/22 ‘Ali Said Badr. Director General of
Water , with self’
Jan 1980 1 image
10/3/1/23 ‘Mindoob, name lost’ Not dated 1 image
10/3/1/24 ‘Said Musallim Tamaan, Mindoob of
Jib Jat’
Jan 1980 1 image
10/3/1/25 ‘Sheikh Mubarak Ruwaas with two
mindoobs’
Jan 1980 1 image
10/3/1/26 ‘Ferash outside office’ Jan 1980 1 image
10/3/1/27 ‘Farewell. Mohammed Said, Ali
Awadh, Ahmed Mubarak Ahmed
Mohsin, Mahmood’
Jan 1980 1 image
10/3/1/28 ‘Farewell. Mohammed Said, Ali
Awadh, Ahmed Mubarak Ahmed
Mohsin, Mahmood, with Jenny and
Martin Robb’
Jan 1980 1 image
10/3/1/29 ‘Farewell. Mohammed Said, Ali
Awadh, Ahmed Mubarak Ahmed
Mohsin, Mahmood, with Liqbi-ite’
Jan 1980 1 image
10/3/1/30 ‘Ahmed Said Hawr, Mindoob of
Medinat al Haq’
Jan 1980 1 image
10/3/1/31 ‘Dar near Tobruk waterhole (GR
145913). Masoud Ahmed Said
(leader of the Firqat Salahadin) on
left’
Jan 1976 1 image
10/3/1/32 ‘Salalah street scenes’ 1977 1 image
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10/3/1/33 ‘Salalah street scenes’ 1977 1 image
10/3/1/34 ‘Salalah street scenes’ 1977 1 image
10/3/1/35 ‘Salalah street scenes’ 1977 1 image
10/3/1/36 ‘Salalah street scenes’ 1977 1 image
10/3/1/37 ‘Jebel girls. Raythawt (GR 004032)’ Apr 1977 1 image
10/3/1/38 ‘Taqa to Mirbat’ Jan 1980 1 image
10/3/1/39 ‘Taqa to Mirbat’ Jan 1980 1 image
10/3/1/40 ‘Bedu near Hajeef’ Jan 1976 1 image
10/3/1/41 ‘Bedu near Hajeef’ Jan 1976 1 image
10/3/1/42 ‘Wadi Darbat’ Oct 1979 1 image
10/3/1/43 ‘Bedu crossing Salalah Plain’ Dec 1977 1 image
10/3/1/44 ‘Bedu crossing Salalah Plain’ Dec 1977 1 image
10/3/1/45 ‘Bedu crossing Salalah Plain’ Dec 1977 1 image
10/3/1/46 ‘Bedu crossing Salalah Plain’ Dec 1977 1 image
10/3/1/47 ‘Wadi Darbat. NB Camel. Thlejib’ Oct 1979 1 image
10/3/1/48 ‘Camel people, Salalah Plain’ Oct 1977 1 image
10/3/1/49 ‘Camel people, Salalah Plain’ Oct 1977 1 image
10/3/1/50 ‘Bedu crossing Salalah Plain’ Oct1977 1 image
10/3/1/51 ‘Bedu on Salalah Plain’ Oct 1977 1 image
10/3/1/52 ‘Bedu in Wadi Darbat’ Oct 1979 1 image
10/3/1/53 ‘Bedu in Wadi Darbat’ Oct 1979 1 image
10/3/1/54 ‘Oman Research Department agent
at Zeak’
1979 1 image
10/3/2 ‘Al Mutasim’
‘These photographs were taken when His
Excellency Sayyid Al Mutasim bin Hamoud
Albu Saidi, Minister of State and Chairman of
the Musandam Development Committee visited
the Elf Aquitaine oil rig on the 2nd September
1982. He was accompanied by his aide, Abdul
Rahman.’
Sept 1982 18 images
10/3/2/1 ‘Arriving’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
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10/3/2/2 ‘Arriving’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/3/2/3 ‘Arriving’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/3/2/4 ‘Arriving’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/3/2/5 ‘The Tour’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/3/2/6 ‘The Tour’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/3/2/7 ‘The Tour’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/3/2/8 ‘The Tour’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/3/2/9 ‘The Tour’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/3/2/10 ‘The Tour’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/3/2/11 ‘The Tour’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/3/2/12 ‘The Tour’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/3/2/13 ‘The Tour’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/3/2/14 ‘The Tour’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/3/2/15 ‘The Tour’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/3/2/16 ‘Rig support vessel’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/3/2/17 ‘Lifeboat’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/3/2/18 ‘Leaving’ 2 Sept 1982 1 image
10/4
Firqat Leaders
Photocopy of photograph of Firqat leaders taken
in 1972 at Umm al Ghawarif camp in Salalah.
‘The initials after their names are the names of
the Firqats they led.’
1972
1 image
10/5
Kuria Muria Islands
‘The forty or so inhabitants lived in grinding poverty
until the decision was made to develop them in 1975.
Sheikh Braik was Wali Dhofar until his death in a car
crash in 1st June 1979.’
c1975
13 images
10/5/1 ‘Kuria Muria’ c1975 1 image
10/5/2 ‘Kuria Muria’ c1975 1 image
10/5/3 ‘Kuria Muria’ c1975 1 image
10/5/4 ‘Kuria Muria’ c1975 1 image
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10/5/5 ‘Kuria Muria’ c1975 1 image
10/5/6 ‘Kuria Muria’ c1975 1 image
10/5/7 ‘Kuria Muria’ c1975 1 image
10/5/8 ‘Kuria Muria’ c1975 1 image
10/5/9 ‘Sheikh Braik examining captured weapons’ c1975 1 image
10/5/10 ‘Sheikh Braik examining RCL’ c1975 1 image
10/5/11 ‘Sheikh Braik firing .50 macine gun’ c1975 1 image
10/5/12 ‘Sultan Qaboos on the Midway Road.’ c1975 1 image
10/5/13 ‘Unloading Building Materials at Raykut’ c1975 1 image
10/6
‘Various Photographs’
Slides taken by Peter Sichel in Oman which do
not relate to any one specific subject matter.
Jan 1976 – Jan
1980
61 images
10/6/1 ‘Crashed Defender’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/6/2 ‘Crashed Defender’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/6/3 ‘Tobruk fort (GR 148932)’ Oct 1978 1 image
10/6/4 ‘Tobruk fort (GR 148932)’ Oct 1978 1 image
10/6/5 ‘Tobruk fort (GR 148932)’ Oct 1978 1 image
10/6/6 ‘Tobruk fort (GR 148932)’ Oct 1978 1 image
10/6/7 ‘Tobruk fort (GR 148932)’ Oct 1978 1 image
10/6/8 ‘Mughsayl (GR 965683)’ Oct 1979 1 image
10/6/9 ‘Mughsayl (GR 965683)’ Oct 1979 1 image
10/6/10 ‘Mughsayl (GR 965683)’ Oct 1979 1 image
10/6/11 ‘Cave dwelling near Hunoon waterhole’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/6/12 ‘Cave dwelling near Hunoon waterhole’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/6/13 ‘Cave dwelling near Hunoon waterhole’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/6/14 ‘Cave dwelling near Hunoon waterhole’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/6/15 ‘Frankincense storehouses near Hunoon waterhole
(north of jebel between Zeak and Thumreet)’
Jun 1977 1 image
10/6/16 ‘Khawr Rawri, Sumhuram (GR 2685)’ 1977 1 image
10/6/17 ‘Khawr Rawri, Sumhuram (GR 2685)’ 1977 1 image
10/6/18 ‘Sumhuram’ 1977 1 image
10/6/19 ‘Sumhuram’ 1977 1 image
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10/6/20 ‘Sumhuram’ 1977 1 image
10/6/21 ‘Sumhuram’ 1977 1 image
10/6/22 ‘Sumhuram’ 1977 1 image
10/6/23 ‘Sumhuram’ 1977 1 image
10/6/24 ‘Sumhuram’ 1977 1 image
10/6/25 ‘Sumhuram’ 1977 1 image
10/6/26 ‘Mosque at Al Hota (GR 650547)’ Not dated 1 image
10/6/27 ‘Mosque at Al Hota (GR 650547)’ Not dated 1 image
10/6/28 ‘Cave drawings, Western Area’ 1978 1 image
10/6/29 ‘Crash at GR 105707’ Jan 1980 1 image
10/6/30 ‘Wreckage of AB 206 at Aqabat Qismeem (GR
188055)’
Mar 1979 1 image
10/6/31 ‘Wreckage of AB 206 at Aqabat Qismeem (GR
188055)’
Mar 1979 1 image
10/6/32 ‘Crash near Donkey’s Head (GR 0870 approx)’ Oct 1977 1 image
10/6/33 No caption Not dated 1 image
10/6/34 ‘Crash at GR 079706’ Jan 1980 1 image
10/6/35 ‘Crash at GR 079706’ Jan 1980 1 image
10/6/36 ‘Crash at GR 079706’ Jan 1980 1 image
10/6/37 ‘Old house at Taqa (GR 2285) NB fort behind’ Oct 1977 1 image
10/6/38 ‘Tawi Atair opening ceremony’ May 1977 1 image
10/6/39 ‘Tawi Atair opening ceremony’ May 1977 1 image
10/6/40 ‘Tawi Atair opening ceremony. View from old army
position, looking north’
May 1977 1 image
10/6/41 ‘Tawi Atair opening ceremony. View from old army
position, looking north’
May 1977 1 image
10/6/42 ‘Tawi Atair opening ceremony. View from old army
position, looking north’
May 1977 1 image
10/6/43 ‘25 pounders firing on J2 (GR 914038)’ Jan1976 1 image
10/6/44 ‘Jasmine 6 looking south’ Jan 1976 1 image
10/6/45 ‘Maamurah Palace (GR 0588)’ May 1977 1 image
10/6/46 ‘Wrecked Commando Carrier in Wadi Jaadoom. (GR
1685)’
Sept 1979 1 image
10/6/47 ‘Wrecked Commando Carrier in Wadi Jaadoom. (GR Sept 1979 1 image
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10/6/48 ‘Crash on Jasmine 6 ramp (GR 9496)’ Jan 1976 1 image
10/6/49 ‘View from roof of our house in Hayy al Shaati,
looking north’
May 1977 1 image
10/6/50 ‘View from roof of our house in Hayy al Shaati ,
looking north-east’
May 1977 1 image
10/6/51 ‘View from roof of our house in Hayy al Shaati,
looking west, late pm’
May 1977 1 image
10/6/52 ‘View from roof of our house in Hayy al Shaati,
looking south’
May 1977 1 image
10/6/53 ‘View from roof of our house in Hayy al Shaati,
without camels’
May 1977 1 image
10/6/54 ‘The same beach, looking north-west. Sultan’s
garden under construction’
Aug 1979 1 image
10/6/55 ‘Picnicking at West Khawr. Heli 717 again’ Apr 1978 1 image
10/6/56 ‘Rayzut harbour during construction’ c1978 1 image
10/6/57 ‘Rayzut harbour during construction’ c1978 1 image
10/6/58 ‘Rayzut harbour during construction’ c1978 1 image
10/6/59 ‘Rayzut harbour during construction’ c1978 1 image
10/6/60 ‘Salalah tip’ Sept 1979 1 image
10/6/61 ‘Wadi Sahalnawt’ Aug 1979 1 image
10/7
‘Livestock’
Slides taken by Peter Sichel of livestock in Oman.
Feb 1977 –
Sept 1979
21 images
10/7/1 ‘Camel herd’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/7/2 ‘Camels on Midway Road’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/7/3 ‘Camels on beach at West Khawr, Salalah’ Sep1979 1 image
10/7/4 ‘Laden camel’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/7/5 ‘Camels in khawr’ Apr 1978 1 image
10/7/6 ‘Camels on beach in Hayy al Shatti, Salalah’ Apr 1978 1 image
10/7/7 ‘Camels at trough, central area’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/7/8 ‘Camels on Midway Road’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/7/9 ‘Camels on jebel’ Jun 1977 1 image
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10/7/10 ‘Girl herding cows’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/7/11 ‘Brahma bull (introduced to improve stock)’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/7/12 ‘Bedu on Midway Road’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/7/13 ‘Goats at trough, Central Area’ Feb 1977 1 image
10/7/14 ‘Cows going to water, Central Area’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/7/15 ‘Bait Tabawk goats on Qatn Ridge’ Jun 1977 1 image
10/7/16 ‘Salalah cow’ Mar 1977 1 image
10/7/17 ‘West Khawr, Salalah’ Feb 1977 1 image
10/7/18 ‘West Khawr, Salalah’ Feb 1977 1 image
10/7/19 ‘Camels in West Khawr, Salalah’ Apr 1978 1 image
10/7/20 ‘Khawr Taqa’ Sep 1979 1 image
10/8
‘Haboot’
Slides taken by Peter Sichel of Al Haboot- tribal
dancing to show loyalty to the Sultan.
July 1979
37 images
10/8/1 ‘Haboot in Salalah, coming out of Hayy al
Shaati’
23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/2 ‘Haboot in Salalah, coming out of Hayy al
Shaati’
23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/3 ‘Walking east towards Al Husn main gate’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/4 ‘Walking east towards Al Husn main gate’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/5 ‘Walking east towards Al Husn main gate’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/6 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/7 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/8 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/9 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/10 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/11 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/12 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/13 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/14 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/15 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
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10/8/16 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/17 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn . The man in
sunglasses with the sword was considered to be
majnoon’
23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/18 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/19 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/20 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/21 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/22 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/23 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/24 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/25 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/26 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/27 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/28 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/29 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/30 ‘In the square in front of Al Husn’ 23 July 1979 1 image
10/8/31 ‘National Day. Seaborne landing on Hayy al
Shatti’
1977 1 image
10/8/32 ‘National Day. Seaborne landing on Hayy al
Shatti. Pyrotechnics on the beach’
1977 1 image
10/8/33 ‘National Day. Fire-power demonstration on
Salalah Plain’
1977 1 image
10/8/34 ‘National Day. Fire-power demonstration on
Salalah Plain’
1977 1 image
10/8/35 ‘National Day. Jet attack’ 1977 1 image
10/8/36 ‘National Day. Royal Guard’ 1977 1 image
10/8/37 ‘National Day. Parachute drop’ 1977 1 image
10/9
‘Wadis’ Images of Wadis taken by Peter Sichel
in Oman
c1980- 1983
7 images
10/9/1 ‘Wadi Khasab looking north’ Jan 1980 1 image
10/9/2 ‘Khasab, taken from GR 2191)’ Not dated 1 image
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10/9/3 ‘Sih Plateau’ Not dated 1 image
10/9/4 ‘Fossils on Sih Plateau’ Not dated 1 image
10/9/5 ‘Sal al A’la (GR 3680)’ Not dated 1 image
10/9/6 ‘Water catchment at Birkat Khalidiya (GR
360803)’
1980 1 image
10/9/7 ‘Road in Wadi Khabb Shamsi (GR 2648)’ 1983 1 image
10/10
‘Bukha’
Views of Bukha taken by Peter Sichel c1981
c1981
8 images
10/10/1 ‘‘Bukha harbour, silted up’ c1981 1 image
10/10/2 ‘Bukha from the air, mainly deserted’ c1981 1 image
10/10/3 ‘Bukha fort’ c1981 1 image
10/10/4 ‘Bukha fort’ c1981 1 image
10/10/5 ‘Watchtower taken from beside the main tower
of fort’
c1981 1 image
10/10/6 ‘Abandoned house next to fort’ c1981 1 image
10/10/7 ‘This man was blind, and he worked his onion
patch at Al Jirri, GR 185002’
c1981 1 image
10/10/8 ‘This man was blind, and he worked his onion
patch at Al Jirri, GR 185002’
c1981 1 image
10/11
‘Dates’
Slides taken by Peter Sichel of the harvesting and
use of dates.
c1982
19 images
10/11/1 ‘Khamis preparing to climb with habool around
waist’
c1982 1 image
10/11/2 ‘Climbing’ c1982 1 image
10/11/3 ‘The target’ c1982 1 image
10/11/4 ‘Collecting’ c1982 1 image
10/11/5 ‘John, posing by different species of palm’ c1982 1 image
10/11/6 ‘Ali Khamis al Shehi, on right (Former c1982 1 image
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paratrooper)’
10/11/7 ‘Scales (meezaan), with weighing baskets
(gufeer)’
c1982 1 image
10/11/8 ‘Habool and jubaan (collection basket)’ c1982 1 image
10/11/9 ‘Close-up of habool knot’ c1982 1 image
10/11/10 ‘Different varieties of dates’ c1982 1 image
10/11/11 ‘Different varieties of dates’ c1982 1 image
10/11/12 ‘Different varieties of dates’ c1982 1 image
10/11/13 ‘Different varieties of dates’ c1982 1 image
10/11/14 ‘Different varieties of dates’ c1982 1 image
10/11/15 ‘Dates being prepared in goat-proof compound.’ c1982 1 image
10/11/16 ‘Dates being prepared in goat-proof compound.’ c1982 1 image
10/11/17 ‘Date sacks (nawt)’ c1982 1 image
10/11/18 ‘Irrigation pump’ c1982 1 image
10/11/19 ‘Irrigation maintenance’ c1982 1 image
10/12
‘Miscellaneous’
Slides taken by Peter Sichel in Oman without
one subject matter, which grouped as
miscellaneous by Sichel.
c1980 - 1983
17 images
10/12/1 ‘Goat eating paper tissues’ 1980 1 image
10/12/2 ‘Goat eating paper tissues’ 1980 1 image
10/12/3 ‘Goat eating paper tissues’ 1980 1 image
10/12/4 ‘Watchtower on coast (GR 243988)’ Not dated 1 image
10/12/5 ‘Group of dignitaries’ Not dated 1 image
10/12/6 ‘Shihuh performing Al Nadba in Wadi Khasab’ Not dated 1 image
10/12/7 ‘Group of girls’ Not dated 1 image
10/12/8 ‘Oven’ Not dated 1 image
10/12/9 ‘Shrine, south of Dibba?’ Not dated 1 image
10/12/10 ‘Flowers after rain’ Not dated 1 image
10/12/11 ‘Water collection at Sal al A’lla (GR 3680)’ Not dated 1 image
10/12/12 ‘Fossils on Sih Plateau. NB key ring for 1983 1 image
SICHEL
GB165-0426
Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF 57
comparison’
10/12/13 ‘Rock drawings at Sih Plateau’ Not dated 1 image
10/12/14 ‘Covered Birkat (Water tank) on Sih Plateau’ Not dated 1 image
10/12/15 ‘Graves at Rawdah Bowl’ 1983 1 image
10/12/16 ‘Graves at Rawdah Bowl’ 1983 1 image
10/12/17 ‘Graves at Rawdah Bowl’ 1983 1 image
10/13 ‘April 1982 Photos’
‘These photographs were taken when I returned
to Dhofar on business in April 1982.’
1982 22 images
10/13/1 ‘Weaver Bird nest’ Apr1982 1 image
10/13/2 ‘Jebel Dee and W. Imree/W. Jarsis junction, Gr
8597’
Apr 1982 1 image
10/13/3 ‘Jebel Dee and W. Imree/W. Jarsis junction, Gr
8597’
Apr 1982 1 image
10/13/4 ‘Village near Zeak (Gr 9611) showing use of
corrugated iron’
Apr 1982 1 image
10/13/5 ‘Cattle going to pasture south of Zeak’ Apr 1982 1 image
10/13/6 ‘Bakheet Ali Qaham bait Kashawb, Mindoob of
Zeak’
Apr 1982 1 image
10/13/7 ‘His home south of Zeak’ Apr 1982 1 image
10/13/8 ‘Feeding cows dried sardines’ Apr 1982 1 image
10/13/9 ‘Feeding cows dried sardines’ Apr 1982 1 image
10/13/10 ‘Feeding cows dried sardines’ Apr 1982 1 image
10/13/11 ‘Feeding cows dried sardines’ Apr 1982 1 image
10/13/12 ‘Feeding cows dried sardines’ Apr 1982 1 image
10/13/13 ‘Feeding cows dried sardines’ Apr 1982 1 image
10/13/14 ‘Milking cow’ Apr 1982 1 image
10/13/15 ‘Milking cow’ Apr 1982 1 image
10/13/16 ‘The kitchen’ Apr 1982 1 image
10/13/17 ‘Maggie, with Sheikh Mubarak Ruwaas, and his
son’
April 1982 1 image
10/13/18 ‘Maggie, with Sheikh Mubarak Ruwaas, and his April 1982 1 image
SICHEL
GB165-0426
Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF 58
son’
10/13/19 ‘Ali Awadh al-Shanfari (CAD Supervisor for
coastal areas)’
April 1982 1 image
10/13/20 ‘Ali Awadh al-Shanfari with Maggie’ April 1982 1 image
10/13/21 ‘Mohammed Fadhlullah bait Tabawk (Mindoob
for Qairoon Harritti)’
April 1982 1 image
10/13/22 ‘Ditto, with Maggie and Gareth Hardwick (SO2
Engineers)’
April 1982 1 image
10/14 ‘Dhow Fire’
‘This dhow, with a cargo of vehicles, was en
route from the Emirates to Pakistan in July 1983
when it caught fire in Khawr Qidda (GR 2298).
A passing Musandam Development Committee
water boat ( MV Khasab) under the command of
Captain Khalifa, rendered assistance. The dhow
unfortunately sank.’ The images are without date
or caption.
Not Dated 16 images
10/15 ‘Rain’
‘Various shots of Wadi Khasab in flood in 1983.
They were taken in the area around GR 2492.’
Images are without date or caption.
Not Dated 17 images
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